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The point is there is no compulsion on anyone to be magnanimous. And if there is, then I would like to see evidence in day to day behaviour of people who expect magnanimity from famous people. Most people who get a cabin quickly develop big egos so I find it deeply ironic that some of these same people want to comment on the ego of a genius like Ilayaraja. Sure, he has an ego. And I am not surprised because people with far less achievements than him have an ego, whether or not they reveal it in public. But if it makes you feel good to complain about his ego and pull him down a notch, please go straight ahead.

And as for saying he really liked somebody's work, he had a lot of praise for both Balki and Amitabh Bachchan in the Paa launch and urged filmmakers to make films with a message. Now, you can claim that this is simply "you scratch my back and I scratch yours" stuff but how is that any different from what everybody else in the industry does?